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Assessors oppose carve-outs for retail valuation and expanded attorney-fee awards, cite mass-appraisal standards
Summary
The Connecticut Assessors Association told the Planning and Development Committee it opposes HB 7,001 (special valuation rules for retail sales facilities) and HB 6,997 (expanded mandatory attorney-fee recovery), arguing such changes would raise municipal revaluation costs and are unnecessary because existing statutes and procedures already provide remedies.
John Chiponis, legislative chair for the Connecticut Assessors Association, testified in opposition to HB 7,001, which would require different valuation treatment for retail sales facilities, and to HB 6,997, which would broaden attorney-fee recovery for taxpayers who prevail in wrongful-assessment claims.
Chiponis said municipal…
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